Gretou Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Greece

Gretou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gretou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France61:11,070,454349,096
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Gretou Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gretou Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Gretou is more frequently found in France than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Gretou.

How Common Is The Last Name Gretou? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gretou is the 5,812,366th most widely held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. Gretou occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Gretou reside; 64 percent reside in Western Europe and 55 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in France, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 11,070,454. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Île-de-France, where 83 percent are found and Brittany, where 17 percent are found. Not including France this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 27 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greto91710/
Gretu9173/
Greathou861/
Greatoux860/
Gretos8329/
Gretau8325/
Gretto8322/
Gresto8321/
Gertou8319/
Grieto837/
Greito832/
Gretue831/
Gretop830/
Grethu830/
Greathous802/
Greathoue800/
Greteau77168/
Gertoux7795/
Ngretho771/
Guirtou771/
Grestau771/
Gretoos771/
Grithou771/
Greathoust752/
Greathousd751/
Greta73898/
Girtu73114/
Gritu7376/
Grito7364/
Gerto7317/
Gertu736/
Gerthoux71114/
Gresteau7155/
Gretteau712/
Ghristou712/
Ghertout711/
Guertouh711/
Guertout711/
Gresta67840/
Gertos67729/
Grieta67366/
Gritto67240/
Girtoi6773/
Graito6760/
Gretha6746/
Gristo6746/
Gertus6745/
Gertui6740/
Grgeta6737/
Gretah6736/
Gertau6733/
Greata6732/
Gretas6725/
Greeta6715/
Greita6713/
Gretta6711/
Gertop679/
Gretaa679/
Grzeta678/
Ghertu678/
Guerto678/
Grayto677/
Gritus676/
Greyta673/
Gretay673/
Gretee672/
Girtop672/
Gerdto672/
Gertho672/
Gîrtoi672/
Gritoo672/
Gryzto671/
Gertud671/
Greathost671/
Gredta671/
Girtos671/
Gretei671/
Girtoh671/
Guirto671/
Gruito671/
Gretai671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gretou
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